Day 2 in DC - Enjoying the area

DC is by far my favorite place on Earth!  So much to do, so much too see.  Such a clean, pristine little place.  Forget about New York City!  I'm all about Washington DC!

The Carousel on the National Mall

There were dozens of food trucks on the National Mall.  G had basic chicken and fries.  And everyone else had the most amazing Greek food ever!  EVER EVER!  

Ice cream after lunch.

Annika is wearing her DNA necklace that she made at the Smithsonian museum.

G loves ice cream sandwiches!!!

The White House

Our hotel in DC.

Iwo Jima Memorial

Day 1 in DC - Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.

We arrived in DC on August 2nd, 2013.  Beautiful day!

First stop was the Museum of Natural History.  

All museums in DC are totally free and they are all located on one street by the National Mall.  Museum overload!  You need days to visit them all!

Nedoceratops

Diplodocus.

Madagascar hissing cockroach!  

Annika and I were not impressed.

Butterflies in progress.

Working on the DNA sequencing of the flesh eating bacteria.  It took a while, but then they both memorized the sequence and recited it to us the next day.

We were at this museum for hours, yet we still didn't get to see everything.  The kids were getting hungry, so we decided it was time to move on.

Philadelphia, Pensylvania

This summer we stopped by Philadelphia, PA on our way to DC to spend the night and see a couple of things around town.
It was such a beautiful summer evening!  The sky was blue with purple undertones.

Of course, we had to get some famous Philadelphia cheesesteak.  Thankfully, all of the cheese-stake places in Philadelphia are open 24/7.  We picked one with good reviews on Yelp and went there around midnight.  It was delicious!!!